asimqureshi 's review for:

We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman

5.0

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I told myself that in Ramadan I wouldn’t allow myself to secularise my worship from understanding my connection to the plight of suffering people. Part of that is trying to better understand their stories of trauma and survival. Wendy Pearlman’s stunning collection of vignettes from Syrians suffering both historically and today is a testament to why we need to keep engaging with their words, so that their world never becomes reduced to mere facts. Their lives and their stories are the heart of why we must remain connected to their daily struggles, wherever they may be in the world. I highly recommend this book to all.